Scoring Rubric – 3rd Grade Monarch Butterflies
Score / Strong Command / Adequate Command / Partial Command / Inadequate Command4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Written Content / -Successfully completes graphic organizer
-Contains three, well-written paragraphs / Completes most of the graphic organizer with accuracy
-Contains three paragraphs / Completes part of the graphic organizer
-Contains fewer than three paragraphs / Does not complete graphic organizer with accuracy
-Essay is incomplete
Mechanics / Remembers to indent paragraph, uses correct ending punctuation, and uses capital letters when appropriate / Contains only 2-3 errors in punctuation and capitalization / Contains 4-5 errors / Contains more than 5 errors
Organization / -Has an exciting opening and closing paragraph
-Has at least 1 detail paragraph
-Text is in order / -Has an opening and closing
-Total of 3 paragraphs / -Has opening or closing
-May be difficult to read
-Total of 2 paragraphs / -No opening or closing
-Difficult to read
-Less than 2 paragraphs
Spelling / -No HFW spelling errors
-Other errors do not interfere with the fluency of the writing / -1-2 HFW spelling errors
-Other errors do not interfere with the fluency of the writing / -3-5 HFW spelling errors
-Other errors do interfere with the fluency of the writing / -More than 5 spelling errors
-Writing is difficult to read
Sentence Construction / Sentences are grade appropriate and varied
-Most sentences contain adjectives and other descriptive words / Sentences are grade appropriate
-contains 1-2 descriptive words or phrases / Sentences make sense / Sentences do not make sense
Graphics / -Pictures chosen enhance the essay
-iPad pictures incorporated appropriately into essay / -Pictures chosen enhance the essay
Or iPad pictures incorporated appropriately into essay / -Pictures chosen do not enhance the essay
-iPad pictures are not incorporated appropriately into essay / -Does not contain graphics